Chapter 407 Fan and Feng Quarrel, Boss Wei on the Moral High Ground

The next day, the first-day box office statistics of "New Police Story 2013" came out.

59.89 million!

To be honest, this box office is definitely not bad, but compared with "Time Travel Cohabitation" and "Personal Customization", there is a clear gap.

What's more terrible is that the box office dropped in the next two days, to 44.12 million and 40.32 million respectively.

Although it topped the list of the same-tier movies for three consecutive days, it only won less than 150 million in the first three days. Even if it was released on a non-working day, this result is really disappointing.

Even if there is still a weekend, considering the mediocre reputation of the movie and the subsequent momentum, the possibility of a comeback is very low.

It can basically be concluded that this movie cannot pose an effective threat to the championship of the Lunar New Year's Day box office between "Time Travel Cohabitation" and "Personal Customization".

This is also a disadvantage of being released behind several strong opponents.

Before the release, the market was eaten up by Wei and Feng, and the market share left was too small, which was inherently insufficient.

Of course, this statement is a bit hindsight, and the publicity team of "New Police Story" is not stupid.

Being the last to be released has disadvantages, but of course there are also advantages!

By striking back, you can have a relatively clear understanding of the overall situation and make some targeted arrangements. Moreover, once the competitors who were released earlier perform poorly, the market may not be affected. At that time, you can finish with a thunderous momentum and step on the competitors to reach the top.

So the order of schedules has its pros and cons. There is no right or wrong choice. The key depends on the specific operation, luck and opponents.

Obviously, this time, "Time Travel Cohabitation" made a better choice, and it was the first to end and took the lead.

"Private Customization" was neither good nor bad. If it weren't for Feng Kuazi's own troubles and the quality of the film itself, the situation and reputation would be much better.

"New Police Story" lost the most thoroughly, underestimating its opponents and overestimating itself, resulting in an extremely passive situation.

However, there is still a chance to save it at this time.

However, the quality of "New Police Story 2013" itself is mediocre, and the team's distribution and publicity performance are not satisfactory. Even Cheng Long and several main creators are not very hard-working, or they are already satisfied with the ending.

After all, not everyone has to compete for the schedule champion.

Cheng Long has been in the industry for many years and has become indifferent to such things. He does not need these to prove himself. Da Tiantian is just a vase, and it is useless to compete for these.

As for other staff and even producers, the box office performance of the movie is acceptable, and the project has made money. Everyone is very satisfied. In this case, why bother to work hard? Maybe it will not make money.

Another reason is that Blue Whale is a new upstart in the industry, and Huayi is a giant in the industry. Many people do not want to offend them.

Therefore, after the release of "New Police Story 2013", there was almost no fighting intention. It was just normal publicity, and there was no intention to compete with Wei and Feng.

Wei Yang and Feng Kuazi were a little uncomfortable. Both sides have been guarding against this "fisherman".

But it's a good thing that the third one is out first, and the rest is for the second and the first one to compete.

On December 26, "Time Travel Together" was officially released for two weeks, with a cumulative total of more than 630 million yuan.

It is temporarily ranked in the top five of the 2013 total box office rankings, the third among Chinese films, and the first in the Lunar New Year period.

At the same time, the box office of "Personal Customization" is about to reach 400 million.

It has to be admitted that the names of Feng Kuazi + Ge Da Ye are really loud in the Chinese film industry.

Even though they were attacked from both sides by Wei Yang and Cheng Long, and they were deeply involved in the whirlpool of negative public opinion, they were still able to cut so much box office, which was not much different from the data of "Time Travel Together" in the same period.

To be honest, even Wei Yang was a little surprised by the strength of "Personal Customization".

Feng Kuazi's verbal battle had a negative impact on the box office of the movie, but it was lower than he thought.

"This is probably the importance of character setting. He curses too much, so people's tolerance for him is higher than others."

Wei Yang was thinking about whether to add fuel to the fire for Feng Kuzi and further consume people's tolerance for him. As a result, he couldn't hold it back before he started to arrange it.

During an interview with reporters, Feng Kuzi spoke out in front of many media and was very arrogant.

"Those stupid film critics should not be embarrassed. They just deserve to be cursed. What do they know about movies?"

"I am not Zhang Yimou. I can't stand being insulted by others. I can't stand being insulted. I will curse whoever curses me."

"Many people followed the trend and ran to Weibo to curse me. They think they are very smart and think they are the defenders of Chinese-language movies. In fact, they don't know anything. I beg you to stop making a fool of yourself."

"..."

It's mainly about critics. This is fine. Weibo has been cursing for several days, but later it is estimated that the cursing was too much, and some viewers and netizens were also involved.

More importantly, this old guy also implied "Time Travel Together" and Wei and Fan.

"... You don't support a good movie, but you just praise the mysterious setting of a love story between a man and a woman. Are you watching a movie or a star's face? You still have the nerve to call yourself a film critic."

It is obvious that Feng Kuazi either noticed something and took advantage of the topic, or he simply expressed his dissatisfaction with being overshadowed by "Time Travel Together".

Based on Wei Yang's experience, the latter possibility is more likely. This guy couldn't hold back. Didn't he see that Lao Mouzi also suffered an unprovoked disaster?

The criticism of Feng Ku Zi provoked a fierce counterattack from film critics, as well as attacks from many viewers and netizens who had previously expressed dissatisfaction.

At the same time, the contradiction between "Time Travel Cohabitation" and "Personal Customization" was exposed.

Fan Xiaopang was the first to fight back. She found the fable fairy tale "The Fox Eating Grapes", took a screenshot and posted it on Weibo, expressing her sarcasm.

[I reviewed the story I read when I was a child and learned something. Sometimes when you can't eat grapes, you should look for your own reasons instead of pointing at the grapes in other people's hands and shouting sour]

Fan Xiaopang's counterattack was sharp. He directly pointed at Feng Ku Zi and scolded her for being a scumbag and not being able to see others doing well.

Many netizens who hate Feng Ku Zi and fans of Wei Yang and Fan Xiaopang flooded the comment section of Feng Ku Zi's Weibo.

[Lie lu le, saying that grapes are sour when you can't eat them]

Let's not talk about how angry Feng Ku Zi was. Fan Xiaopang's sudden outburst was unexpected by many people.

Because Fan is well-known in the circle for his ability to maneuver, except for a few big stars, due to the bad competition in his career, he rarely has conflicts with other people, let alone big guys like Feng Kuzi.

And no matter what, Fan Xiaopang relied on "Cell Phone" to get a small boost in his career and won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress.

To a certain extent, Feng Kuzi is also half of her mentor. Even if he is mean, Fan Xiaopang's counterattack is more or less "ungrateful".

Even Wei Yang didn't expect why Fan Xiaopang suddenly got angry.

To be honest, Feng Kuzi's connotation is not serious, so there is no need to pay attention to it. Just continue to make trouble and backstab him in private.

But Fan Xiaopang's reply is very justified: "Who asked him to scold you? If he scolds you, I will scold him."

Wei Yang: "..."

Not to mention, although he knows that Fan Xiaopang has a certain intention to take advantage of the issue and has various considerations behind it, he is willing to confront Feng Kuzi, a big guy in the industry, openly for him, and Boss Wei is still very happy in his heart.

"Then go ahead and curse me. I'll cover for you."

After Boss Wei spoke, Fan Xiaopang was even more eager to fight with the furious Feng Kuazi.

Feng Kuazi implied that someone sold out his body and got a new big brother to flatter him.

Fan Xiaopang said that someone was arrogant when he got successful. He pretended to be a grandson in the past and is now a bullshitter.

Feng Kuazi implied that Fan was ungrateful and stabbed Bole and the old boss in the back.

Fan Xiaopang said that Bole was not kind and the boss was unfair. It was not that she was ungrateful, but that some people were chilling.

The two sides had a lively verbal battle, but in fact, they did not touch any vital points. They were all cautious and kept more ruthless words in their hearts. They did not dare to completely tear their faces apart. They tended to fight or even hype.

Yes, many people even suspected that the two sides were deliberately singing double acts, because the exposure and box office of the two sides had a significant increase after the quarrel.

But soon, everyone realized that something was wrong, because the real boss behind the scenes came online.

First, Wang Er, the second-in-command of Huayi, publicly stated in an interview that they had been slandered by some competitors, and when the reporter asked who was the specific person, he vaguely said that whoever made the most profit was the mastermind.

Almost at the same time, Wei Yang also talked about his attitude towards criticism from film critics and audiences in an interview with Sina.

[In my opinion, movies are also commodities. When consumers spend money on them, they naturally have the freedom to comment]

[As long as it is not unrestrained smearing and rumor-mongering, I think we film practitioners should respond to these criticisms and corrections with a more tolerant and humble attitude. You can refuse to accept them, but you cannot deprive people of their due rights]

[The market is progressing, and the audience's aesthetics are constantly improving. It is not advisable to be complacent, and it is even more undesirable to blindly expand by relying on past successful qualifications]

[No one will always be successful, and no one's movie must be liked by everyone. When you feel superior and thus superior to the audience, you are only one step away from falling from the altar]

[I admire Director Zhang Yimou's attitude towards this. That kind of cautious attitude of not being surprised by honor or disgrace is the pattern and mind that a great director should have]

[……]

No sentence mentions Feng Kuzi, and every sentence is a curse on Feng Kuzi!

Compared with Fan Xiaopang's weirdness and digging up old accounts, Wei Yang's connotation is obviously much more high-end. It seems to be tepid, but it is actually extremely vicious.

At the same time, he took Feng Kuzi's words and used Lao Mouzi to step on Feng Kuzi.

With a moral stick in one hand and professional standards in the other, Wei Yang also used the banner of the audience. He was full of buffs and scolded Feng Kuzi so much that he was bloody, but he had no way to refute and fight back.

Do you dare to say that the audience has spent money and cannot criticize?

Do you dare to say that film practitioners should not be humble and arrogant?

Do you dare to say that a person will always be successful?

Even if Feng Kuzi was overwhelmed, the Wang brothers were not crazy. Even the previous quarrels were always centered on film critics and so-called "trolls and black fans".

They all knew that it didn't matter if they quarreled with a certain group, but if it involved the general audience, it would cause public anger.

Feng Kuzi was not that stupid. Even the "Chinese audience is garbage" he said later might have been meant to complain about a part of the audience who supported bad movies without bottom line, not to extend to the entire audience group.

But he didn't think before he spoke, and there was also a mistake in the context, which made it seem as if there were many bad movies in China because there were many garbage audiences in China, and the meaning was completely different in an instant.

So, although Feng Kuzi was crazy, he was not crazy enough to dare to fire at the audience, not to mention that there were Wang brothers watching.

So facing Wei Yang's "moral kidnapping", Feng Kuzi felt very aggrieved, and unexpectedly did not argue with Wei Yang on this topic.

In fact, moral kidnapping is not only used by Wei Yang, but also by others, but the same trick has different effects, and the key lies in who uses it.

Ordinary audiences are unknown, and moral kidnapping does not work, so who cares about you.

Not many people who have weight in their words dare to touch Feng Kuzi's tiger whiskers.

Another point is that many people themselves are also within the attack range of this moral kidnapping, or have concerns, so they are naturally not confident.

Wei Yang is different. He is famous and influential, and he is not afraid of Feng Kuzi. In addition, the awkward relationship between the two parties at this time, the effect is very good.

As for whether he is worried about being backlashed one day, Wei Yang is not worried. His calm mentality and ability to face criticism rationally are his few advantages.

I can't guarantee anything else, but he is definitely professional when being scolded. Even if his defense is broken, he will only lose his temper in private at most, and he will never impulsively expose his true nature.

Therefore, the combination of moral role model and yin-yang connotation is very useful in Wei Yang's hands, and can even produce a critical hit effect.

Even though Feng Kuzi was still dissatisfied and angry later, his mouth was obviously not as hard as before. He was just trying to hold on and didn't want to appear to be a coward.

Seeing Feng Kuzi in trouble, Fan Xiaopang took the opportunity to personally output a wave, which was considered to be a lot of anger, and he was so happy in his heart.

So, he rewarded Wei Yang in different ways every day, and he was full of firepower, forcing Boss Wei to quietly add a lot of yang-strengthening ingredients recently.

Fan Xiaopang was happy that Feng Kuzi was defeated. For Wei Yang, he was more concerned about the impact on Huayi behind him and "Time Travel".

Feng Kuzi lost face this time, and his popularity was greatly weakened. Huayi, which was deeply tied to him, was more or less overshadowed.

This can be seen from the fact that the box office of "Private Customization" was not low, but Huayi's stock price was slightly lower than before the release. Wei Yang's trick did not hit its vital point.

Unfortunately, Huayi is a big company, and Feng Kuazi has not been destroyed in one fell swoop, so it is not a serious injury. There is still a distance for Blue Whale to reach the top.

There is no fear of distance, as long as it is not far away.

The results of this Lunar New Year battle are still very good, hitting competitors. The box office of "Super Time Cohabitation" is about to exceed 700 million, and is expected to hit 800 million. The company has made further progress in the film industry.

It is a good thing that the other party loses and I gain!

Liu Shishi is also happy. After the movie was released for several weeks, the publicity was basically completed. Wei Yang finally separated from Fan Xiaopang and participated in the publicity of "Celebrating Yu Nian 3".

During this period, the two were too close. Not only did the movie achieve great results together, but Fan Xiaopang even scolded Feng Kuazi for Wei Yang (from an outsider's perspective).

These signals are really dangerous, which really made Liu Shishi and others a little scared, fearing that Boss Wei would be seduced by a vixen...